The relationship between emotional intelligence and social well-being levels of athletes

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between emotional intelligence and social well-being levels of athletes. Another aim of the study is to examine whether the emotional intelligence levels and social well-being levels of the research group vary according to the variables of age, gender, sports branch, financial situation and educational status. In line with the purpose of this research, the researcher's method consists of quantitative research, relational screening and causal comparison model. Survey technique was used as data collection method. The population of the research consists of individuals who actively engage in team or individual sports in Istanbul, and the sample consists of 670 voluntary participants. Personal information form, emotional intelligence scale and social well-being scale were applied to the participants. The data obtained were transferred to the SPSS 25 package program and the analyzes were made through this program. Descriptive analysis, non-parametric analysis; Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Walls H analyzes and correlation analysis were applied for the relationship. As a result, the emotional intelligence level of the gender; It was determined that optimism-regulation of mood, use of emotions and evaluation of emotions are a determining variable. It is understood that social well-being does not differ according to gender. It was determined that there was a difference in the sub-dimensions of optimism-mood regulation, use of emotions and evaluation of emotions according to the age variable, and there was no significant difference in the emotional intelligence total score and social well-being score. It has been determined that the income level is a determining variable in the level of emotional intelligence and social well-being. It has been determined that the level of education plays a decisive role in the level of emotional intelligence and social well-being. Emotional intelligence level; It was determined that there was a significant difference in optimism-mood regulation sub-dimension and social well-being level according to the branch variable. It is seen that there are positive and negative relations between emotional intelligence and social well-being at moderate and weak levels.